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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2003
John E. Cline, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Roger K. Ruppert, Kennesaw, GA (US);
Joseph H. Myers, Jr., Pelham, AL (US);
John E. Cline, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Roger K. Ruppert, Kennesaw, GA (US);
Joseph H. Myers, Jr., Pelham, AL (US);
BellSouth Intellectual Property Corporation, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
One preferred embodiment of the present invention provides a system and method for evaluating the performance of an inter-messaging network of voice mail systems. This preferred embodiment includes an evaluation test unit that connects to the inter-messaging network and requests a test data file to be retrieved from a particular voice mail system in the inter-messaging network. The requests for the test data file are generated according to a schedule of operation so that the requests are repeated within a defined time span. Accordingly, the performance of the inter-messaging network, as represented by the result of the request attempt, is evaluated according to a defined level of performance, such as a preferred time limit. Other systems and methods are also provided.